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  1. MidwestTV
    It's tegna over tegna-ing. Giving every show a brand eventually disconnects the station from it. You can't expect viewers to remember unique names for multiple different times.
  2. MidwestTV
    I feel a lot of NBC inspiration here (much how CBSTM seems an exact inspiration of CNN). It's a very clean and polished look with just enough flare that it gets your attention. Subtle and not in your face. If only ABC would get their act together and update WNT...
  3. MidwestTV
    I don't think so? It's not the same person. The woman on screen is brunette with short sleeves. Whoever is at the key is blonde with elbow-length sleeves. Nor are they facing the same direction.
  4. MidwestTV
    Depending on the market and how much news the station does, even a team of 5 can get stretched thin. Having a sixth can greatly reduce workload and allow for special projects. Yes, they're adding students from Mississippi State as part of their team. Two of them are juniors and one in grad school (which is highly unusual to have a meteorology master working in broadcast). WCBI also does this to a far smaller degree. There's only 3, maybe 4, there.
  5. MidwestTV
    Hmm 360° track like BBC isn't really something that's ever been done before in the US, is it? On the surface it would be very unique (especially if it was used for local news - hypothetically). I still miss that Rock Center studio.
  6. MidwestTV

    WKRG New Set

    MidwestTV replied to a topic in Sets & Studios

    Some of you have impossibly high standards lol. It really isn't a bad look at all. I like the cool feeling of it, it's almost like a relief from the heat and humidity of the south. What I will say is that it seems very bottom heavy with lighting. The top third is noticeably darker than the bottom third and the shadows seem a lot more pronounced. Small accent lighting could've helped add depth.
  7. MidwestTV
    I love cake, but all these recent departures has made me tired of them. Last goodbye cake we had was barely touched.
  8. MidwestTV
    Seems like The Tank or stations has been given some creative runway lately, but I don't understand why there need to be special supers just for talent.
  9. MidwestTV
    His post says Lexington his home and he's coming back again for a second stint. He's probably buying.
  10. MidwestTV
    It's still far better than that worn out look KLKN is stuck with...
  11. MidwestTV
    Some changes at WHAS. They've killed their morning brand of "Wake Up" and reverted to "Good Morning Kentuckiana" which is what they were for like 30 years before changing in 2019. They've also returned to two anchor newscasts at 4 and 5:30 pm, something else that was abandoned several years ago. The updated open has also been rolled out.
  12. MidwestTV
    I grew up on the (I believe?) Giant Octopus early 00s NBC look. They had one or two variations of this look. the WDTN variant
  13. MidwestTV
    Interesting. Now that you mention it I can see it in the broad, long support elements.
  14. MidwestTV
    Here are some screenshots from a KSHB newscast in 1998. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdQvSV8H01s I can't be certain, but it looks as if this set was the framework for their new set that debuted sometime in the early 00s, possibly 2003 when they adopted the Action News branding. The frames are very similar.
  15. MidwestTV
    Of course the employees are the victims. They get no say in the matter and will likely end up having to work harder assuming S/A comes in and slashes as many people as possible. Unless Standard/Apollo gives raises across the board and pours money into each station for resources and development, the only people that really come away from this are the execs.
  16. MidwestTV
    Tegna is back on Dish, conveniently after reports of their sale becoming more imminent. https://deadline.com/2022/02/tegna-stock-jumps-on-report-of-new-sale-talks-as-station-group-seals-carriage-deal-with-dish-ending-4-month-blackout-1234926787/
  17. MidwestTV
    Apollo is unlikely to be much better. I've heard the Cox stations are miserable and ran quite literally as cheap as possible. If Apollo can get rid of you, they will. Tegna employees are the real victims here.
  18. MidwestTV
    If there's one thing I hate and really wish would die its the over-saturated generic use of "First Alert Weather." Come up with something more original.
  19. MidwestTV
    The green is unnecessary. Drop it (from everything) and everything is better.
  20. MidwestTV
    That open is radically different - I haven't seen that before. Looks good and adds a bit of excitement.
  21. MidwestTV
    This is correct. It's only on full screen gfx. Minor changes, but they're definitely improvements. Bigger elements, more depth, color gradients, and some updated animations. It isn't as flat as it was.
  22. MidwestTV
    It's ironic. They allowed themselves to be canned because they didn't get microchipped the shot, but the way the environment currently is some will have trouble getting jobs elsewhere (TV or not) because...the vaccine is required.
  23. MidwestTV
    This is an upgrade in my book.
  24. MidwestTV
    I saw the breaking variant of their L3s this morning at a glance and thought for some reason someone at work had changed the TV to CNN. Imitation is the best form of flattery (though I do prefer the CBS take). Still, you'd think someone from CBS would look at it in ideation in say "let's try to not look exactly like CNN."
  25. MidwestTV
    Kind of has a European feel too it. The sunrise element is very out of place in a wide shot though - is that built in to the wall? I'm a bit disappointed to see them move out of 3C. The set still worked very well and has aged nicely.
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